Apps

Lucy Battersby
Victoria's FireReady app will be updated just weeks after being re-released because it did not work on some smartphones, watch zones were too large for urban areas, and confusion arose about a...

Tech

Lucy Battersby
Australia's mobile networks are ready for the flood of greetings sent every new year, according to network owners, but only Telstra expects more text messages to be sent than in previous years.

Warranties

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Apple has been lying to consumers about its obligation to replace or repair faulty computers, iPhones, iPads and iPods, but has now promised to retrain staff and reassess claims stretching back two...

Web

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Scripted comedy aimed at juveniles was the most popular type of YouTube clip among Australians this year, with only one news related video making the top 10 – footage of police wrestling a young man...

Apps

Lucy Battersby
Hundreds of "free" smartphone games targeted at children fail to warn parents about potentially costly in-game purchases, and many parents are still unaware how to disable them, the competition...

Mobile

Lucy Battersby
For the first time this summer cricket fans watching matches on mobile devices will have to pay data streaming fees, because the sport no longer has a mobile network broadcasting partner.

Tech

Lucy Battersby
One in five internet users aged over 50 have been victims of online fraud, in part because older Australians are more likely than teenagers to chat to strangers online, post personal contact...